The Jets played a tough game Sunday at home against the New England Patriots, but in the end couldn’t hang with the soon to be AFC East Champs, as they fell 27-13 to fall to 3-8 (2-4 at home) this season.

Josh McCown kept the Jets close for awhile, throwing for 276 yards with one score and one pick in the two touchdown loss.

The Jets run D was beat up by Pats rookie running back Sony Michel, who rushed for 133 yards and a TD. Pats TE Rob Gronkowski caught a big 34-yard score in the win in his return.

Enunwa is the team leader in targets (55) and receptions (29) despite missing two games with a high ankle sprain. He trails Robby Anderson by one receiving yard (345) for the team lead.

The 6-2, 225-pound Enunwa has shown no ill effects from neck surgery that sidelined him for all of last season. The versatile and tough run-after-the-catch threat has helped Darnold immensely in his rookie season. His leadership qualities prompted Todd Bowles to make him one of the five team captains.

Enunwa had a breakout 2016 campaign with team-highs in receiving yards (857) and touchdowns (four) on 105 targets before his career was put on hold after a lingering neck issue that ultimately required surgery before the 2017 season.

Jets rookie quarterback Sam Darnold was unable to practice on Monday but he is holding out hope that he can suit up for the team’s Week 12 game against the Patriots according to Rich Cimini of ESPN.com.

“I think the idea of going up against him and the Patriots, coach Belichick and all those guys, it’s a cool thing, especially with me growing up in the era where they really controlled the whole NFL, for the most part,” Darnold said. “It would be really cool if I have the opportunity.”

Darnold added that he has started jogging and was encouraged about the condition of the foot he sprained in practice a couple of weeks ago. “It feels good. It feels great,” Darnold said. “Nothing for me to complain about. No pain, either. . . . The foot is really good. I feel really good. Like I said last week, I’m just following protocol right now.”

Embattled Jets head coach Todd Bowles has been careful not to tip his hand about his starter on Sunday, referring to Darnold as “day-to-day, week-to-week”. More will be known about Darnold’s status on Wednesday and another missed practice might indicate that veteran Josh McCown will handle starting duties against the Patriots.

The Jets have no good reason to risk the health of their prized rookie at 3-7 and losers of four straight games. And it is not as if Darnold was lighting it up on the field, as he has seemingly regressed during the course of the season and threw seven interceptions in his last three games.

But McCown was even worse in an embarrassing loss to the equally-woeful Buffalo Bills before the bye, throwing two picks of his own and gaining only 135 scoreless yards. Bowles, his entire coaching staff, and possibly the Jets GM are in an uphill battle to try to save their jobs so going back to Darnold-even if he is not 100% healthy-may be a tempting proposition on Sunday.

Pittsburgh Steelers star Running Back Le’Veon Bell isn’t going to play this season after deciding to sit out when he and the team that drafted him could not make a deal.

With a year of rest underneath his belt, Bell won’t be in black and gold next season, but how about green and white?

Mike Freeman of Bleacher Report says that the dynamic back will be in New York next season, giving the Jets running back position the biggest upgrade it could possibly get (unless maybe they dealt for Rams running back Todd Gurley).

“That’s the place where most of us have him pegged to go,” said one NFC scout.

True, only the Oracle can see the future, but of the 10 NFL personnel sources I spoke to, six said they were certain Bell would head to New York.

Is it possible Bell could return to Pittsburgh? Yes, but the odds are remote. The Steelers could use the transition tag on Bell and match any other team’s offer, but that seems extremely unlikely given how this season played out. They could also place another franchise tag on Bell, as they’ve done twice before, but at a cost of more than $25 million, it’s unlikely.

Bell is still very young (26 years old) and is a two-time first-team All-Pro, and again would make any team better right away.

We will see how it all plays out, but for now Jets fans can dream about Bell coming aboard and running the rock for the J-E-T-S next season.

After the Jets were an absolute disgrace in Sunday’s 41-10 loss to the Bills — a game that might cost coach Todd Bowles his job — veteran cornerback Morris Claiborne delivered a damning indictment of the team’s effort, Darryl Slater of NJ Advance Media reports.

“We didn’t come to play today, in no way,” Claiborne said. “It’s one of the first times I can honestly say that someone came in and just whooped us. We kind of laid down to it. It’s very stressful. I’m at a loss myself.”

Claiborne was informed of the obvious: This is a troubling statement, about laying down.

“It is,” he said. “I can’t believe it. I wish I had the answer for you. Ain’t nobody going to come in here and lay down to us. Nobody is going to give us no games. It’s hard as hell to win in this league. It’s hard as hell, man.

“I feel like you shouldn’t have to talk about effort. Being an NFL player, that’s the least you can do, is give effort. I feel like every guy in the locker room should be able to put effort into whatever you’re doing, no matter what that is.”

The Jets have promoted quarterback Davis Webb from the practice squad according to Field Yates of ESPN.

This move had been expected with rookie QB Sam Darnold suffering a “significant” foot sprain in practice this week and has been sporting a walking boot. Head coach Todd Bowles had left open the possibility that Darnold would suit up Sunday to serve as the emergency QB but the team has wisely decided not to risk the health of the No.3-overall pick in the 2018 draft. Veteran Josh McCown will start Sunday against the Buffalo Bills.

Webb was a third-round pick by the New York Giants in 2017 out of the University of California. He was never really given a shot by the Giants to show what he could do and has yet to throw a regular season pass in the NFL. The Giants cut him in early September in favor of rookie Kyle Lauletta and trick shot artist Alex Tanney and the fact that he could not find a spot on an active roster in the NFL before now despite his third-round pedigree speaks volumes about what NFL talent evaluators think about his prospects. Given McCown’s extensive injury history, it would not be a shock to see Webb throw his first professional pass this Sunday.